Writers for Recovery is a new creative thinktank and community of writers, bloggers and journal keepers who find inspiration, focus, or are seeking encouragement in writing as a therapeutic tool for mental health recovery.
WHY WRITE?
Writing is strongly rooted in freedom of self-expression, developing a positive identity, and empowering the individual through creative thought and process. Writing can be as simple as an act of framing thoughts at the end of a challenging day, or the more complex process of developing a central character plot for a screenplay or film for future production.
"a new creative thinktank and community of writers, bloggers and journal keepers who find inspiration, focus, or are seeking encouragement in writing"
THE SCIENCE
Recent studies and clinical trials have demonstrated positive outcomes for using writing as a therapeutic tool alongside traditional medical models for recovering from mental health issues such as past trauma, depression, and PTSD. Recognised benefits include greater connectedness, improved cognitive function and memory, better self-awareness, and the ability to hold a safe personal space to express challenging emotions.
OUR MESSAGE
We are seeking individual writers, from early morning jotter scribblers struggling with sleep to script writers wrestling with deadline mania, to join and help us build a community around hope, endurance and talent found through writing for recovery. Sign-up for news, inspiration, and more to our monthly newsletter, ‘The Script’
